Karyn

Last seen for girls in 2024 at #12,161 · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #7,905
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1964 · 607 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
14,135
since 1932

Karyn over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Karyn has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #394, 1964girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2018#8,61712—
2017#5,51723—
2016#6,40119—
2015#10,14810—
2014#6,98717—
2013#7,03117—
2012#5,55724—
2011#5,72823—
2010#5,10827—
2009#4,01338—
2008#4,26836—
2007#5,23027—
2006#3,61743—
2005#4,02935—
2004#3,49042—
2003#3,41242—
2002#3,06947—
2001#3,04646—
2000#2,27768—
1999#2,47158—
1998#2,02673—
1997#2,20062—
1996#2,05867—
1995#1,78780—
1994#1,506104—
1993#1,507104—
1992#1,381119—
1991#1,306127—
1990#1,180145—
1989#1,032166#7,9055
1988#1,092144—
1987#1,044148—
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1985#1,007151—
1984#1,120123—
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First appearance
1932

The first year at least five girls were named Karyn! It came in at #3,901, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1933–1936, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Karyn is popular in 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedAKMaine: #244 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,543 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedNHWashington: #345 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,138 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #370 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,670 girlsMNIllinois: #238 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,397 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedWIMichigan: #464 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,902 girlsMINew York: #403 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 3,314 girlsNYMassachusetts: #182 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,126 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedRIOregon: #243 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,205 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedSDIowa: #311 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,342 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedINOhio: #627 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 8,518 girlsOHPennsylvania: #466 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,974 girlsPANew Jersey: #445 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,969 girlsNJConnecticut: #262 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,696 girlsCTCalifornia: #412 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 2,697 girlsCAUtah: #301 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,470 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedNEMissouri: #515 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,762 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedWVVirginia: #452 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,285 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedHITexas: #806 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 8,354 girlsTXFlorida: #679 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,148 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#182 · 1 in 1,126
  2. Illinois#238 · 1 in 1,397
  3. Oregon#243 · 1 in 1,205
  4. Maine#244 · 1 in 1,543
  5. Connecticut#262 · 1 in 1,696

Best ever in a state: #138 in New Hampshire, 1970.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#182401 in 1,126
Illinois#238631 in 1,397
Oregon#243111 in 1,205
Maine#24451 in 1,543
Connecticut#262131 in 1,696
Utah#30161 in 1,470
Iowa#31191 in 2,342
Washington#345101 in 2,138
Minnesota#37081 in 3,670
New York#403441 in 3,314
California#412571 in 2,697
New Jersey#445131 in 3,969
Virginia#45281 in 4,285
Michigan#464151 in 4,902
Pennsylvania#466181 in 4,974
Missouri#51561 in 5,762
Ohio#627101 in 8,518
Florida#67961 in 7,148
Texas#806111 in 8,354
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Karyn
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
  • Biggest jump: 407 spots in 1942 (#1,335 → #928)
  • Biggest drop: 300 spots in 1984 (#820 → #1,120)
Rise & fade · girls
32 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1932
  • Peaked 1964 at #394 (607 births)
  • Births halved by 1979, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 41 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 41 yrs · run 1944–1983
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,122
  • Highest: 1 in 3,122 girls born in 1964 were named Karyn (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 231,456 girls born in 2024 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 30.5% of all girls named Karyn (4,311) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s55#1,684 (1939)#2,583
1940s967#612 (1947)#941
1950s1,856#586 (1950)#692
1960s4,311#394 (1964)#481
1970s3,671#430 (1971)#509
1980s1,710#650 (1980)#955
1990s939#1,180 (1990)#1,742
2000s424#2,277 (2000)#3,645
2010s185#5,108 (2010)#6,923
2020s17#9,546 (2020)#10,854

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Karyn in 1966

girls
#465
417 births · 1 in 4,058 girls

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #465Karyn417
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 4,058 of them was named Karyn, which outranked 93.9% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Karyn
  1. #462Jayne420
  2. #462Nanette420
  3. #464Rena419
  4. #465Karyn417
  5. #466Marisa412
  6. #467Gena411
  7. #468Olga409
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1966 →